Coya Knutson’s Congress Bid Ended By Husband Letter
Minnesota’s Coya Knutson became the first female congresswoman from the state in 1954. Her husband Andrew Knutson issued the public “Coya, Come Home” letter in 1958 to end her campaign, helping her lose re election. The scandal ended their marriage. Knutson never returned to Congress.
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Knutson
Andrew Knutson
Andy
Okloe
Congress
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Minneapolis
Fosston
Oklee
Casey Jones
Minnesota
Coya Knutson
Rep. Knutson
Knutsons
Terry
House of Representatives
S.O.B
Prairie Meadows Faces Cash Crunch Amid High Purses and Loans
Prairie Meadows in Altoona borrows to cover cash-flow woes as purses top daily handle, risking insolvency by July. Comptroller Koolhof says overpayed purses since March 1 pushed track toward 1.3 million borrowed from a 2.9 million line of credit. If exhausted, possible shutdown or new financing. taxpayers could repay 40 million if failure occurs. Carole Baumgarten and officials cite aggressive marketing and shortened harness season as contributing factors.
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Des Moines
Prairie Meadows
Polk County
James Koolhof
Altoona
Koolhof
Board of Supervisors
Kevin Swartz
Thomas Filer
Carole Baumgarten
Carole
Bruce Seymore
Seasor
State Racing and Gaming Commission
Emergency training pays off at golf course incident
Cedar Rapids Twin Pines Golf Course employees trained for medical emergencies a day before a starter, Fred Fleming, 70, collapsed from a heart attack. CPR saved him briefly before paramedics arrived. he remained in critical condition at St. Luke's Hospital.
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D.R. Millerzette
Twin Pines
Lora Summerwill
Cedar Rapids
Fred Fleming
C Ave. NE
Fleming
St. Luke’s Hospital
Sue Grant
HUD Officials Ignored Co-Insurance Abuses Reveals Adams Testimony
HUD Inspector General Paul Adams testified that top HUD officials mishandled abuses in a 1983 co-insurance program. He cited eight projects with inflated appraisals totaling 36 million, 106 properties in default, and a potential hundreds of millions in losses. DRG Funding Corp. defaults prompted delayed suspensions.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Paul Adams
Adams
House Government Operations ‘Subcommittee On
Tom Lantos
D-Calif
Christopher Shays
R-Conn
Samuel Pierce
Housing and Urban Development
Sam
Subcommittee
DRG Funding Corp
Washington, D.C
DRG
Adam
Cedar Rapids Gazette postal and subscription notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists pricing for morning editions and Sunday issues including 7 issues per week. It notes postage paid in Cedar Rapids Iowa and subscription rates for various regions, requesting address changes to the P O Box in Cedar Rapids.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Camier
Nail
U.S
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Linn County
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John Q. Public
Marquis
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Bulb Bimir
Third Avenue
Cali
Steve Peterson
Steve Re
Cnds
Associates
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Associated Press
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